Seneca Middle School

850 Main St, Lake Grove NY, 11741 | Sachem Central School District | 631-471-1850
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1087
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 64% 14% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Lake Grove
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
48%Lake Grove
56%New York

Seneca Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Sachem Central School District" in Lake Grove, NY. There are a total of 1,087 students and 66 teachers at Seneca Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Seneca Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.0%, which is 14% higher than the New York average.

Seneca Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1087
Teachers66
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Seneca Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All76%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
660-64%
775-79%
885-89%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All52%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
655-59%
745-49%
850-59%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Seneca Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 84.4% 80.5% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 3.2% 2.4% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 4.0% 5.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9% 10.2% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 1.0% 2.0% 3.1%

Lake Grove demographics profile

StatisticLake GroveNew YorkNational
Population25,79419,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,74841391
Median age40.438.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)59%52%55%
Speak English88%70%79%
Speak Spanish7%15%13%

Education level achieved in Lake Grove

IndexLake GroveNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade92.2%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school92.0%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college62.9%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.4%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors33.4%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters16.0%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.5%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Seneca Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.